LETTER: Colleges getting too liberal

Editor,

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Monday, Feb. 28, 2005) made a valid observation regarding the Conservative Political Conference in Washington. D.C. Many conservative Aggies feel that they are among the political minority on campus.

The left has successfully overrun academic departments, classrooms and lunchrooms. This is best displayed in the way leftist ideologies have infested the English department. I think I saw Teddy Kennedy going in and out of the department offices laying liberal eggs in the file cabinets, closets and underneath desks. These eggs will grow to be like “the other senator from Massachusetts” and brainwash our youth into thinking that government must provide for its people, because we, the people, are not motivated or capable of doing anything for ourselves.

In the classroom, especially liberal English classrooms, the parasitical attitudes toward Uncle Sam are blatantly evident. So far, in my English class this semester, we have been assigned articles teaching us how to live off of the necessary strategies of dumpster diving, in case any of us prefer not to contribute to society through a noteworthy profession. We are constantly confronted with the theory that minorities need the welfare system to survive, and are not deserving of financial success. These “truths” are leaving qualities of progression, self-reliance and hard work, along with determination, in the dog’s food dish.

The fruits of extreme liberal agenda are evident in the results of a recent poll which placed George Washington, arguably the most influential figure in American history, outside the list of the top 10 greatest U.S. Presidents.

I propose learning how to be financially successful in classes other than accounting and personal finance. I propose learning how to earn a living, rather than how to weasel a free lunch from the hands of the successful. In my college career, I have read numerous liberal articles, but can count the number of conservative articles on my left hand (I’m missing my pinky finger). I’m starting to wonder if this type of reading has become the norm. Let’s introduce different ideas to the classroom and start reading conservative literature for once.

Spencer Taylor